A Georgia mother blamed her "hectic work schedule" for not telling police that her boyfriend sexually abused her 6-year-old daughter, the district attorney’s office said.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports Damylo Morrow, the mom's boyfriend, was convicted Thursday of sexual battery and acquitted of child molestation. He was sentenced to three years in prison and two years of probation.

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The mother, whose identity is being withheld to protect the identity of her child, pleaded guilty to first-degree cruelty to children for failing to report the abuse and telling her daughter to lie about it. She was sentenced to eight years probation.

The victim's grandmother brought her to the hospital in April 2015, telling staff that the girl had been molested in December of 2014. She was aware of the incident shortly after it occurred, but did not tell police because Morrow was already jailed on an unrelated charge.

The child told hospital staff that Morrow massaged her legs, before taking off her pants and touching her genitals.

The girl's mother told police she was aware of the incident in December but did not tell the authorities because “she had a hectic work schedule” and Morrow denied the allegations.